The victims of the destruction of the road bridge in the Italian city of Genoa began, according to different estimates, from twenty to thirty-five. Another 10 people disappeared without a trace.

Investigators have presented several versions of the tragedy: from lightning from the storm to the drawdown of the bridge structure. Of the attack officials say. However, attending to the object and about the repair, saying that he was not in a dangerous state. At the same time, the footage from the event, broadcast on TV and the Internet, it is clear that the bridge length of about one kilometer missing spans of up to 200 meters.

Condolences in connection with the incident has brought the presidents of France and Russia, Emmanuel macron and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. Former vacation the head of the Italian government Giuseppe Conte in the evening will arrive in Genoa. A horrible tragedy

The first message about the bridge collapse in the Northern part of Italy began to arrive in the region of 13 hours (GMT). At the same time, the Italian television channel Rainews24 gave the event a photo where you could see the scale of destruction. It was later announced that collapsed about 200 meters of the roadway. The number of Victims has grown with each passing hour and by 17: 30 hours (GMT) was officially declared On 22 dead and 13 injured. Later, the head of the region Liguria Giovanni LTTE said that the Number of Victims could " increase substantially ", and after a few minutes, Deputy Prime Minister and interior Minister of Italy Matteo Salvini, while in Sicily, said that the victims were about 30 people.

At least 10 people remain missing, said the head of the national service of Civil defence of Italy Angelo Borrelli. According to his statement, the incident affected up to 35 cars and 3 units of heavy traffic. They fell from a height of almost 50 meters.

information received damages and victims vary greatly
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